Some of my best friends are Super Bowl bound.
Go! Pack! Go!!
Did I mention that they are from Green Bay, Wisconsin?
All four of them will be heading to Dallas later this week to document the festivities surrounding the biggest football game in the world… and they are getting paid to do it.
Did I mention that they all work for the same local TV news affiliate in Green Bay?
We all worked together during my days as a TV news anchor/reporter and I can’t tell you how many hours we’ve spent ccovering the Green and Gold.
But my photojournalist pals’ hard work has paid off and now they are off to watch and record the Packers crush the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Many of their friends are jealous of their good fortune and joked about sharing their press passes with them. I know that won’t happen considering the tight security surrounding the Super Bowl. What’s more, those Super Bowl media passes will be collector’s items one day, so I doubt they will be letting theirs out of their sight.
It’s not easy securing a press pass even if you are a legitimate photojournalist. You have to have the right credentials and the right connections to get into major events, such as the Academy Awards, presidential inaugurations and the Super Bowl.
The primary purpose of credentials is to identify a photojournalist in a timely manner. There are two types of media credentials:
Type one credentials: These types of media passes are issued by journalism companies, such as newspapers, magazines and TV stations. They identify photojournalists as station employees and feature the journalist’s photo, name, company, and contact information.
Type two credentials: The second type of credential is the event credential. This type of media pass is issued by the people in charge of running events, such as the Olympics, the Emmy Awards or political conventions. Credentials for major events such as award shows or anything having to do with the president are not easy to obtain since there are only a limited number to go around and most are issued to the top news affiliates.
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